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Utah declares victory over quagga mussels at popular boating spot

Salt Lake Tribune | January 11, 2018

Related Topics: Boating, Mussel, Utah, Quagga, Invasive species, Victory, Deer Creek State Park, Nathan Owens

A sample of the pesky invasive species, which takes over fisheries and clogs up pipes, was discovered in a water sample from the reservoir at Deer Creek State Park in October 2014.

But Nathan Owens, the aquatic invasive species coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources, said the reservoir has gone three years without further detection.

(Courtesy DWR) This is how the juvenile quagga mussels found in Deer Creek Reservoir in 2014 looked under a microscope. After three years of monitoring and prevention efforts, quagga mussels have not reappeared.
(Courtesy DWR) This is how the juvenile quagga mussels found in Deer Creek Reservoir in 2014 looked under a microscope. After three years of monitoring and prevention efforts, quagga mussels have not reappeared.
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